Method for automatic programming, and associated components

Abstract

The document explains, inter alia, a method in which, for a target system having various functional units, model units are specified to simulate the various functional units. The model units respectively contain compiling functions, so that a method for automatically programming a target system is produced which can easily be changed, serviced and maintained.

1. A method for automatic programming, which comprises the steps of:
 specifying model units simulating signal inputs and signal outputs of functional units of a target system, the model units modeling the functional units;  
 during the step of specifying the model units, taking into account programming stipulations which allow an editing function to determine, at a time of execution, the signal inputs and the signal outputs which a model unit has;  
 linking the model units to form an overall model by associating the signal outputs with the signal inputs using the editing function;  
 providing the model units each respectively with an automatic programming function which, owing to an incorporation of the model unit into the overall model, produces program commands for one of a continued processing of the overall model with another program and for controlling the target system containing the functional units; and  
 performing the automatic programming function as a compiling function which, owing to an incorporation of the model unit into the overall model, produces a portion of a program specific to the target system for controlling a functional unit simulated by a given model unit.  
 
   
   
     2. The method according to  claim 1 , which comprises using a first model unit to automatically prompt a calling of the automatic programming function in a second model unit having a signal input that is associated with a signal output of the first model unit prompting the call, and the first and second model units prompt the calling of the automatic programming functions until all the programming automatic functions have been called. 
   
   
     3. The method according to  claim 1 , which comprises using the model units to simulate functions of a functional unit which is to be modeled, and when the model units are specified, the programming stipulations are taken into account which allow the editing function to determine, at the time of execution, which parameters have been chosen for simulating a function. 
   
   
     4. The method according to  claim 1 , which comprises selecting the functional units from the group consisting of parts of a call-processing facility, parts of a service control point computer, parts of an exchange, and parts of a telecommunications installation. 
   
   
     5. The method according to  claim 4 , which comprises using the functional units to produce functions of a service intelligent network. 
   
   
     6. The method according to  claim 1 , which comprises taking into account programming patterns prescribed by a programming language JAVA. 
   
   
     7. The method according to  claim 1 , which comprises taking into account programming patterns prescribed by a programming language ActivX. 
   
   
     8. The method according to  claim 6 , which comprises forming the model units as JAVA beans. 
   
   
     9. The method according to  claim 1 , which comprises using the automatic programming function to select different target systems. 
   
   
     10. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the automatic programming function produces commands for a simulation program used to process the overall model. 
   
   
     11. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the automatic programming function generates commands for a program for improving a graphical display of the overall model as compared with a display using the editing function. 
   
   
     12. A data processing installation, comprising:
 a processor running a program containing a command sequence programmed to: 
 specify model units simulating signal inputs and signal outputs of functional units to be modeled for a target system having various ones of the functional units;  
 take into account programming stipulations which allow an editing function to determine, at a time of execution, the signal inputs and the signal outputs which a model unit has when the model units are specified;  
 link the model units to form an overall model by associating the signal outputs with the signal inputs using the editing function; and  
 provide the model units each with an automatic programming function which, owing to an incorporation of the model unit into the overall model, produces program commands for one of a continued processing of the overall model with another program and for controlling the target system containing the functional units, the automatic programming function is a compiling function which, owing to an incorporation of the model unit into the overall model, produces a portion of a program specific to the target system for controlling a functional unit simulated by a given model unit.  
 
 
   
   
     13. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method which comprises the steps of:
 specifying model units simulating signal inputs and signal outputs of functional units to be modeled for a target system having various ones of the functional units;  
 taking into account programming stipulations which allow an editing function to determine, at a time of execution, the signal inputs and the signal outputs which a model unit has when the model units are specified;  
 linking the model units to form an overall model by associating the signal outputs with the signal inputs using the editing function;  
 providing the model units each with an automatic programming function which, owing to an incorporation of the model unit into the overall model, produces program commands for one of a continued processing of the overall model with another program and for controlling the target system containing the functional units; and  
 performing the automatic programming function as a compiling function which, owing to an incorporation of the model unit into the overall model, produces a portion of a program specific to the target system for controlling a functional unit simulated by a given model unit.